Nothing quite says “high-performance muscle car” like a popup ad for a Mopar Extended Warranty covering your whole center console. That’s right, Dodge Charger owners are now experiencing an exciting new feature: pop-up ads that appear every time the vehicle stops at a light. This absolute garbage feature was spotted in the wild, take a look here.

  • billwashere
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    225 days ago

    I mean like I need another reason to NOT buy a Dodge/Chrysler/Jeep/Ram

    • Chozo
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      45 days ago

      Didn’t another car manufacturer have a similar “glitch” with in-car ads fairly recently? This story feels so familiar.

    • @krashmo@lemmy.world
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      276 days ago

      “It’s just a bug, trust me bro”

      Yeah OK huge corporation. The followup question is why this mechanism exists at all if it was never intended to be used in this fashion.

      • @Opinionhaver@feddit.uk
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        -15 days ago

        The ad was most likely supposed to be shown once. Not literally every single time the car stops at traffic lights. Car companies may be stupid, but not this stupid.

        • MaggiWuerze
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          75 days ago

          As if that is any better. My dashboard is not their fucking ad space

  • @elatedCatfish@lemm.ee
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    265 days ago

    Blows my mind that this kind of stuff isn’t a safety issue… I guess as long as it’s “touch-free” it’s not considered distracted driving lol

  • @mlg@lemmy.world
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    115 days ago

    I’m surprised Dodge is trying this considering the thousands of memes of BMW implementing pay to use features on their vehicle ever since they added subscription heated seats.

      • @Zink@programming.dev
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        115 days ago

        For me right now? Mazda. They have always been enjoyable to drive, and if you look at their interiors in everything from the MX-5 and Mazda3 up to their big family SUVs, you see physical controls in the foreground and a moderately sized infotainment screen up and back. Good location for glancing at it, and not for using a touch screen for everything in the car.

        I’ve been commuting in a 2012 mazda3 for several years and it’s been fun to drive and mechanically reliable. Also very fuel efficient with one of the early Skyactiv branded drivetrains.

  • LupusBlackfur
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    276 days ago

    Oh, look…!!

    Yet another good reason I’ll not buy a new car. 🙄

    Perfectly happy with my current 03 model thank you…

    • @i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      45 days ago

      I said that about my older reliable car. Until I was rear ended at a stop light and it was totaled. During a time that used cars were more expensive than new. (I did find an 8 year old Corolla with high miles and lots of body damage for $18k though!)

      I went without a car for nearly a year. Had to buy one when my partner was forced back to work in the office.

      Peeking at the used market, it’s still not great where I am. Better than 2022-23 at least.

      • LupusBlackfur
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        35 days ago

        A wreck like that is my one fear…

        Doesn’t take much of a hit to “total” an older vehicle like that. 🤷‍♂️

        • @i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          45 days ago

          It really doesn’t. I also dislike the fact it can be more difficult to find some parts for older cars too, so even if you wanted to salvage, it may not be viable.

          • LupusBlackfur
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            35 days ago

            Haven’t run into the “finding parts” problem…

            That may be a regional feature though. Driven older vehicles my whole life and never had too much trouble finding parts… even from junk yards if necessary.

            I have many junk yards within 50 miles, most within 20. 🤷‍♂️

            And I’m familiar with local/online companies that provide NOS as well as new fab for older vehicles.

      • @lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        25 days ago

        That happened to me, too. During covid pricing, I had a 1992 Ford Taurus that I absolutely loved (and hated, but that’s a different story), and got rear-ended on the freeway at the tail end of 2021. Wasn’t severe and the car was drivable, but insurance still totaled it. The kicker is that even though I only paid $1000 for the car, insurance gave me a whopping $4700.

        I managed to snag my current 2008 Toyota Sienna for $4500 when most were going for $6-8k. It needed some work at first, but it’s a solid car and serves as our family hauler and handles multiple roadtrips a year like a boss (split custody, yay 🙄).

      • LupusBlackfur
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        86 days ago

        😂 🤣

        Yeah, mine did too…

        I updated the “entertainment deck” to a unit with aux, usb, sd card, and Android Auto (which is what I really wanted).

        All good!!

      • @Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        36 days ago

        My ‘15 car is amazing except for the fact that it only has slow-ass laggy Bluetooth and NO AUX JACK